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Independence township, Douglas County, SD

70 Population
36 square miles 1.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.2 ±14.9 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Douglas County: 42 ±1.8
  • about 1.3 times the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,199 ±$16,813 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Douglas County: $43,158 ±$4,202
  • a little less than the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$128,594 ±$11,905 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Douglas County: $86,442 ±$7,842
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

N/A Persons below poverty line

25.1 minutes ±9.7 (1,055  ±952) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Douglas County: 19.6 † 26,760 (±2.9 / ±4,435)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19 ±16 Number of households
  • Douglas County: 1,138 ±60
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.7 ±4 (70  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Douglas County: 2.4 2,691 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

44 ±30 Number of housing units
  • Douglas County: 1,338 ±34
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$383,300 ±$174,696 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Douglas County: $166,900 † ±$22,047
  • about 1.5 times the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

89.1% ±58.7% (41  ±39.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Douglas County: 90.6% 1,733 (±7.1% / ±140.1)
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.6% ±68.2% (15  ±33.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Douglas County: 25% † 477 (±3.5% / ±66.8)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.3% ±4.9% (3  ±4) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Douglas County: 3% 86
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±4.8% (2  ±3) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Douglas County: 7.4% † 156 (±2% / ±42)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2 Total veterans ±3 2 Male ±3 N/A Female ±10

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